The Padilla Post 1/17/2022
January 17, 2022
Padilla Elementary School
Email: padilla@sd27j.net
Website: www.sd27j.org/padilla
Location: 5505 Longs Peak Street, Brighton, CO, USA
Phone: 303-655-5100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/padillaelementaryschool
Providing every student with the keys to open the doors of their future.
A Note from Principal Purfurst
We will not be sending all students home with Chromebooks every night unless we believe there is a possibility of that class being shifted to remote the following day. Individual students and families are encouraged to work with their child's teacher if you need a Chromebook at home at other times.
If we do end up having classes that have to shift to remote, it will be for short periods of time until the staffing impacts are passed or necessary isolation periods are over. Our priority would be to get kids back in person as quickly and safely as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding that communication from 27J Schools please do not hesitate to reach out to me!
An Update from Dean Hawkins
Drill’s This Week:
We will have our monthly evacuation drill this Thursday the 20th at 9:30 a.m.
ACCESS Testing Continues This Week!
1/18/2022
8:15-9:15
All
L/R make ups (Grade1,2,3,5)
1/19/2022
8:05-9:20
2/3
Writing
1/19/2022
9:20-10:35
1
Writing
1/19/2022
1:15-2:30
4/5
Writing
1/25/2022
8:15-9:15
5
Speaking
1/25/2022
9:30-10:30
2
Speaking
1/25/2022
1:15-2:15
1
Speaking
1/26/2022
8:15-9:15
3
Speaking
1/26/2022
1:15-2:15
4
Speaking
1/27/2022
1:05-2:05
1,3,4,5
Make Ups (writing/speaking)
1/28/2022
2:10-3:10
2
Make ups (writing/speaking)
Kindergarten Access
1/27/22
Important Dates!
- Hot Chocolate and Popcorn Friday! - January 21st - After School
- Chipotle Spirit Night! - February 8th - 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Chick-fil-A Spirit Day! - February 22nd - ALL DAY
Hot Chocolate and Popcorn Fridays!
Chipotle Spirt Night
Chick-fil-A Spirit Day
Girls on the Run!
Valentines Candygrams
Students Vaccinated Against COVID-19
If a record of vaccination is not submitted your student will be required to quarantine if they have been exposed to someone with the virus. Fully vaccinated means your student has received both doses. Please contact our COVID Site Coordinator and Health Aide Bernice Medina at bmedina1@sd27j.net with any questions!
Free State of Colorado Mental Health Support for Students
Polar Bears of the Week!
Kindergarten
Ms. Grace: Mackenzie Valentine
Ms. Medina: Mackenzie Martinez
1st Grade
Ms. Dimas: Saul Estrada
Mrs. Johnson: Layla O'Riley
Ms. Thao: Gianna Buckner
2nd Grade
Mrs. Baez: Jameson Leonard
Mrs. McGann: Enzo Martinez Vargas
3rd Grade
Mrs. Brantley: Ariana Castillo
Ms. Hunter: Spencer Doran
4th Grade
Ms. Harder: Aidan Rygwalski
Mrs. Richardson: Preston Wiley
Mrs. Richardson: Shae Grace
5th Grade
Mrs. Atkerson: Audri Hunter
Mrs. Forgette: Aaron Chavez
Next week's CHILL Key of the week will be Living Intentionally!
Community Partnerships!
We are incredibly lucky to have partnerships in our community who help support Padilla! Three businesses have programs set up to helps us! Please be sure to check the links below for details about how to support Padilla through these businesses!
King Soopers Community Rewards
King Soopers Community Rewards - Link your rewards card to Padilla and a portion of every purchase will be donated to Padilla!
American Furniture Warehouse Partnership
American Furniture Warehouse Partnership - Mention Padilla Elementary School when shopping at AFW and they will donate 2-4% of the purchase to Padilla!
Longmont Dairy Farm Milk Caps for Mooola
Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Please note that, due to product availability shortages, there may be last minute substitutions to nutrition services menus from time to time.
Adult Learning
Cub Club Update
Cub Club is composed of 2 students from each of the 4th and 5th grade classes. Their purpose is to serve as advisors to the staff from the student perspective. So far they have engaged in learning around the goals identified in our UIP. This week Cub Club looked at the combined data from our 4th and 5th grade Student Perception Survey. Together they identified areas of celebration which included feeling cared about, having respectful learning environments, having opportunities to correct mistakes, and knowing what they are learning and why. They also identified areas of opportunity and brainstormed how we might improve in those areas. The two questions the students focused on and their ideas to improve were;
10. My teacher encourages me to share my ideas.
- More opportunities for turn and talks with intentionality of what that time is for (to share ideas)
- More opportunities for whole group share out after turn and talks
- The use of popsicle sticks or “Dice of Doom” so all students voices are heard not just those who raise their hands
- Sentence stems to help students frame how they can respond so they feel more confident sharing
14. My teacher explains things in different ways so everyone can understand.
- More examples when learning new things
- Make connections to past learning clear
- Teacher doing Think Alouds while showing examples
- One on one check-ins
I was proud of our students for digging into this data and thinking about it from their perspective.